Amazon limiting written reviews for customers to read, Helium 10 MCP hackathon contest with big prizes, and new Helium 10 ChatGPT plugin. We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Manager of Education and Strategy, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, TikTok Shop, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level. Amazon Limits How Many Reviews Shoppers Can Read https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2026/08/16/amazon-limits-how-many-reviews-shoppers-can-read/ Helium 10 Hackathon Helium 10 is launching an MCP and Prompt Hackathon where sellers can submit their best Claude skill, prompt, or both for a chance to win prizes worth up to $4,500. Submissions should demonstrate creative ways to use Helium 10 data to save time or money, improve efficiency, increase sales, or accomplish things that weren’t possible before MCP. Finalists may present their creations during a live webinar on September 3 at 8 a.m. Pacific, giving sellers a chance to learn from each other and discover new ways to use MCP. Prizes include up to a full year of Helium 10 Diamond plus Amazon gift cards. **Submit your skill or prompt by the September 1 deadline at http://h10.me/hackathon.** Trade Court Upholds the End of De Minimis: What the “Detroit Axle” Ruling Means for Ecommerce https://www.ecomm-alliance.org/blog/trade-court-upholds-the-end-of-de-minimis/ New Helium 10 ChatGPT Plugin Helium 10 has launched its new ChatGPT plugin, giving Diamond plan members and above direct access to the full Helium 10 MCP experience inside ChatGPT. Once installed and connected, users can tap into 70 different tools covering keyword and product research, competitor analysis, listing optimization, historical rank, search volume, pricing, sales velocity, P&L, advertising, inventory, and more—without downloading and uploading reports. By pulling directly from actual Helium 10 and Amazon data, the integration also helps reduce AI hallucinations and makes analyzing seller data faster and easier. Usage counts toward the same combined 1,000 MCP call limit per billing cycle. Amazon Solution Provider Services: New Seller Central Authorisation Process Starting 8/10/2026 https://ecomranker.com/amazon-seller-central-authorisation-process-2026/ Harvest SQP Keywords with AI Bradley introduces the new Search Query Performance Outperformer Skill for the Helium 10 MCP, designed to uncover high-opportunity keywords by analyzing a full year of SQP data and identifying terms where your product converts better than the market. The skill cross-checks Keyword Tracker, Cerebro, and Helium 10 Ads to find outperforming keywords you aren’t tracking, keywords with weak organic or sponsored visibility, and advertising opportunities where you should add a target or increase your bid. What could take an hour of manually downloading and comparing reports can be completed in about a minute, and with the new Helium 10 Ads write capabilities available to Elite members and coming soon to Diamond, the MCP can even implement keyword and bid changes for you. To get the skill, comment “I need the SQP Outperformer Skill” below and we’ll send you the download link. New AI Agent For Amazon Keyword Research Helium 10 has launched Helium, its new built-in AI agent, in beta for Diamond members and above. Think of it as having an AI assistant like ChatGPT or Claude directly inside Helium 10, without needing an outside subscription or using external AI tokens. Because Helium connects directly to Helium 10 data, it can quickly run analyses across tools like Cerebro, Search Query Performance, Keyword Tracker, and Helium 10 Ads, helping identify keyword gaps, analyze sales and conversion performance, compare listings with competitors, audit advertising, and more. Helium is also being built with Helium 10-specific knowledge, allowing it to proactively surface insights and opportunities beyond what you explicitly ask. Future capabilities are expected to include custom dashboards, scheduled tasks, and more advanced workflows. Diamond and Elite members can find “Ask Helium” inside Helium 10 and start testing the beta now. Amazon Prime Air drone delivery is expanding to nearly 500 US cities and towns this year https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-prime-air-drone-delivery-expansion That’s a wrap for this week’s Weekly Buzz! We hope you found these updates helpful and are ready to put them into action. Be sure to check back next week for the latest Amazon, e-commerce, and Helium 10 news. Until then, we’ll see you next week to find out what’s buzzing! In episode 547 of the AM/PM Podcast and Weekly Buzz, Carrie talks about: 00:00 - Introduction 00:44 - Amazon Limiting Reviews? 02:31 - Helium 10 Hackathon 05:45 - Trade Court Upholds De Minimis Ruling 07:31 - New ChatGPT Amazon Plugin 09:54 - New Authorization Process for Service Providers 10:58 - Harvest SQP Keywords with AI 14:56 - New AI Agent For Amazon Keyword Research 20:27 - Amazon's Prime Air Drone Delivery